Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-04
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE.
Bills Presented and Business Dis.
posed OF During the Past
Week.

Bills fTeSenteu AhV DueAAcse Dts'
posed OF During the Past
Week.
The following bills were introduced in tho
council on the 10th: BY Smith, authorizing
cities, towns and villages to refund bonded in
debtedness By Donovan, for the organiza
ton Of library institutions BY Dodge. rela 8.
Galloway, amending the health statute. BY
McCumber, to encourage tho study of medi-
cine. Council bills passed: No. 40 Pro-
viding for the registration OF school orders;
also No. 50, giving railroad employees com.
Bill No. So was rejected. Relates to the man
ner of entering and satisfying Judgment Ad-
iourned.
In the House the speaker announced the fol-
lowing committees and changes:
Tempsrance-F1etcher, splague,, p;l harkins'
observation-disclosures made chairman, vice
Ward, resigned.
Rai1roads-Hobart chairman, in place of
Stewart, resigned.
Observation-Disclosures, chairman, vice Roger,
resigned.
Observation-Disclosures, chairman, vice
Fletcher, resigned; Jones, vice Potter, of
Miner; Woltzmuth added.
Ways and Means-Stewart, of Wall River,
Chairman, vice Hobart, resigned
Penal Institutions = Mallory and Dutch
added.
Charitable Institutions-Ely and Milinore
added.
sprague offered Joint resolution asking the
removal of the saloon from the Capitol base
mont Unanimously adopted. Moore, Dodds
investigate the saloon matter. Bills were in
troduced: By Miltimoree, providing for the
exempting discharged soldiers from poll-tax.
By White, providing bounty for killing
blackbirds By Pruitt, relating to the preven-
for the division Of counties By Aikens re-.
garding the salary Of District Attorney. By
Bidlake, pertaining to tax sales By Mallory,
requiring the registry Of county warrants with
out charge; also to prevent drunkenness. BY
Fletcher, for local option. By Moore, pertain
ing interest and defining usnry. Bills Passed:
The House bill prohibiting the extension OF
tho time for the payment of the 1886 tax; also
Council bill for printing 500 copies of the Con-
gressional act restricting special legislation;
also concurrent resolution providing Blk daily
ture Adjourned.
The Council on the Goth amended the House
concurrent resolution providing for the pur-
chase for the members of six daily newspa-
pers publishing legislative proceedings. A
bill was introduced by Galloway for the for
nation of boards Of trade and chambers Of
commerce The Council bill passed legalizing
the notar1al acts Of Henry Krosh after the ex-
the extension of the time Of payment of the
tax Of 1886 came up The Council substituted
its own bill therefor, passed some days ago
The difference of the bills is that tho House
measure simply postpones the penalty Of S
per cent for delinquency to June and retains
bill postpones the delinquency, penalty and
interest, and prevents the application Of the
law to railroad corporations. The Council
passed the House measure to purchase
Levises Code for members, with
the property of the Territory Adjourned
Bills were introduced in the House as follows:
By Greene, a resolution protesting against tho
removal Of Fort Lincoln. By Glendenin per-
tanning to damages done by railroads to live
stock. By Rayer, for the encouragement Of
county agricultural societies. BY Williams,
requiring five commissioners in counties of a
Thousand voters. BY Harkers, to simplify the
adjustment of losses by county mutual incur
ance companies. BY Ensign, authorizing
counties to issue bonds to pay outstanding. in
taxpayers to participate in school meetings
By Stewart, Of Fall River, locating soldiers
home at Hot Springs, with an appropriation of
$4,000. By Fletcher, establishing Territorial
university at Ordway and appropriating $780,
OO BY Adams, holding general elections
80 leasing water-works and fire apparatus
The House concurred in the council amend
ments and passed the resolution providing
members six copies of newspapers daily pub
hshing Legislative proceedings. Adjourned
On the 2lst inst. the following bills were in
troduced in the Council: By Matthews, Great
ing the Office of County Auditor; by Donovan,
pertaining to Pembina County bonds; by
by Ericsson, authorizing counties and town.
ships to bond their indebtedness; by Foster,
for inspecting Illuminating oils; by Hughes,
for the punishment of willful neglect of Off
GERS to make reports required by law; also
pertaining to compensation of probate judges;
by McCumber, amending the law for the Or
ganization and government of civil townships
Council bills passed: Repeating the special
law of 1856 relating to the compensation Of the
Register of Deeds of Grand Forks County;
to provide fuel for the capitol during the Leg
lslatiye session; amending the code relating to
private corporations, amended to still require
seven incorporstors of insurance companies;
Council bill, increasing the fees of Register of
deeds was unanimously rejected. The report
OF the conference committee on House bill No.
% was adopted and the bill passed Adjourned.
In the House bills were introduced: By
Shook, a joint resolution asking Congress to
open DEVILS Lake reservation; the rules were
suspende and the resolution passed. By Eli,
for the improvement of Yellowstone Park. By
Ruggles, making it unlawful to leave wells or
excavations unprotected. By Ensign, provid-
ing change of county seats in certain cases BY
ing. for an accounting BY bankruptcy
assisneess on application of creditors.
Council bills passed: Correcting error re-
garding the delivery of surplus in mortgage
sale; providing committee clerks and subordi-
nate officers and employees of the Legislature,
The House refused concurrence in the Council
amendments to House bill No. 2S regarding
the postponement of the delinquency tax OF
1855, and q conference committee was appoint
ed. The special committee on the capital base
ment saloon reported that they had found
such institution without AUTHORITY for being
there and presented bill declaring the same
to be unlawful House bills passed: Relating
to fifth subdivision of the Sixth Judicial Dis,
tr1ct; repeating struck juries. The conference
committee on House bill No. IS reported in IA
vor of substituting July for June, and it was
adopted This postpones the penalty for 1885
taxes to July, and continues the interest al
per month. Adjourned.
On the ed the Council adopted resolution
for committee on clerks and postmastors.
Bills were introduced: By Hughes, restoring
fines and liquor licenses to the school fund;